Published 23:32 IST, November 17th 2019
Afghans beat defending World T20 champions West Indies 2-1
Afghanistan has scaled a new height and stunned the world by defeating defending T20 World Champions West Indies 2-1 in the three-match T20I series on Sunday
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Afghanistan is on a mission. After creating history by defeating Bangladesh in a one-off Test match in September, Afghanistan has scaled a new height and stunned world by defeating defending T20 World Champions West Indies 2-1 in a 3 match Twenty 20 series.
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How Afghanistan wrapped up series in style?
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In final T20 match in Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Luckw on Sunday, Afghanistan defeated Windies by 29 runs. 17-year-old Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 79 runs off 52 balls and was rightly adjudged man of match. Karim Jannat became man of series with his overall performance in series. Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said team had world-class bowling line up so team had to put up a good score on board.
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Rashid Khan hails Afghan bowling line up
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"It's great to have senior players in team. I am quite happy to be a young captain who have such great young and senior players. We are a very good T20 side and w one can take us lightly anymore. We hope to do really good and be a real challenger in T20 World Cup next year," Rashid Khan said during post-match presentation ceremony.
23:04 IST, November 17th 2019